In defiance of science
For years, the left has claimed to be the party of science, while casting religious conservatives as ignorant, superstitious louts. Published July 19, 2019
Robert Knight
Articles by Robert Knight
When democracy dies in darkness
Tyranny can arrive fast in the form of tanks and jackboots. Or it can come gradually, snuffing out liberty and replacing it with fear. Published July 14, 2019
The Democrats' open border strategy
So, here's the Democrats' plan: Flood America's southern border with millions of illegal aliens, hook them on government aid and eventually turn them into voters. It can't be more obvious anymore. Published July 7, 2019
How socialism violates all Ten Commandments
With a couple dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls vying to see who's pinker, perhaps it's time to contrast socialism with something more helpful and permanent: The Ten Commandments. Published June 30, 2019
When 'equality' means anything but normal
The conceit of our age is that we can alter reality at a whim. We're really that smart and powerful. We not only can control the planet's weather, but we can defy God's essential design for life, reflected in nature and cultures trillions of times a day. Published June 23, 2019
Paving the road to Hell with weasel words
We are awash in weasel words, that is, euphemisms meant to distract us from reality. The most obvious ones are replacing homosexuality with "gay," taxes with "revenue," spending with "investments," sexual confusion with "gender identity" and abortion with "choice." Actually, abortion has a whole set of weasel terms. Published June 16, 2019
Lessons from one-party rule
Here in the Swamp, local Democrats are rattling the cage for statehood. They want to make the 61.4-square-mile District of Columbia the 51st state, right up there with Virginia, Alaska and California. Even the smallest state, Rhode Island, has 1,212 square miles, about half the size of Joe Biden's Delaware. Published June 9, 2019
Keeping the Russia collusion hoax alive
Special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year-long fishing expedition found no evidence of the Trump campaign colluding with Russians. So why is Mr. Mueller now hinting that Mr. Trump is somehow guilty after all? Published June 2, 2019
Rejecting the Marxist version of the Constitution
The first rule of any Marxist revolution is that rules are fine if they advance the cause or cripple opponents. The rules can be discarded the minute they get in the way. Published May 26, 2019
A misnamed legal jackhammer strikes
Democrats in the House are celebrating Friday's passage of the Equality Act, a misnamed legal jackhammer that would add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to federal civil rights law. Published May 19, 2019
The cyber bullies' moment
Brian Sims is having his 15 minutes of fame -- or notoriety, depending on your point of view. Published May 12, 2019
A party lurching ever leftward
Adults in the Democratic Party, who seem like flustered parents at an out-of-control toddler birthday bash, have been warning about the public's perception of them. Published May 5, 2019
Rubbing salt in the nation's wounds
Kate Smith, famous for "God Bless America," has become the latest American to be jammed down the memory hole. Published April 28, 2019
Co-opting Jesus Christ for unholy purposes
At Easter, the question is often raised: Who is Jesus? Published April 21, 2019
A snowbound time of blessing or bane
So, we left springtime behind -- Northern Virginia's 70-degree weather and cherry trees in their full glory -- to drive to Maine, where weather lets you know who's boss. Published April 14, 2019
When the bully gets smacked
It appears that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is having a long overdue comeuppance. Published April 7, 2019
How Democrats try to make elections obsolete
With a fraudulent Russian collusion claim no longer in their hip pocket, Democrats are still optimistic about recapturing the White House and the U.S. Senate in 2020. Published March 31, 2019
Threading a way through media madness
Like many right-thinking Americans, I expect "mainstream" media to keep topping themselves in overt bias or absurdity or both. They rarely disappoint. Published March 24, 2019
The 'cowboy way' under fire
In 1949, as part of its "Riders in the Sky" promotion, a film studio released Gene Autry's 10-sentence Cowboy Code. Published March 17, 2019
Grateful for spring and other things
The warm winds of spring have begun, at least in the Mid-Atlantic region. Migrating birds and butterflies are fluttering into newly leafy trees and bushes before heading farther North. Published March 10, 2019
